With tag: burlington

Vermont's political leaders visited Burlington High
School Monday, highlighting a new initiative between Burlington and Winooski. The state's two most diverse school
districts are working together to remodel and rethink their education systems,
and they're getting a little help from civic leaders.

In
March, voters in Burlington will vote on a resolution that would oppose the shipment
of tar-sands oil across northeastern sections of the state. Now,
environmental activists want voters to put the issue on Town Meeting Day
ballots in other towns.

The
right to bear arms is the law of the land. But after an unprecedented series of
shooting rampages last year, some state and local governments are now considering
bans on assault weapons on their streets.

Gov. Peter Shumlin was in Florida most of the day Wednesday to hear how F-35
fighter jets compare to F-16s. Shumlin says he doesn't think the new jet is appreciably
louder than the one it would replace at the Vermont Air National Guard.

Governor Peter Shumlin said he was surprised that he didn't think an F-35 fighter jet was much louder than an F-16. Shumlin and
the mayors of Burlington and Winooski were in Florida on Wednesday for a demonstration of the two jets.

Gov.
Peter Shumlin says he'll travel to Florida next week, where he'll hear
first-hand the sound of
fighter jets that could soon be based at the Vermont Air Guard in South
Burlington, fulfilling a campaign promise that he made to progressive
supporters who oppose the F-35 program.

Last
week's election energized supporters of marijuana legalization, with Colorado and Washington voters legalizing the drug in their states. In Burlington, voters passed a non-binding­ referendum with
70 percent of the vote in favor of legalizing, taxing and regulating cannabis
and hemp.

Voters in Vermont's largest city will decide on Tuesday whether to
support a $9 million fiscal stability bond. Burlington Mayor
Miro Weinberger has proposed the ballot item to essentially refinance the
city's debt, but the new mayor is seeing some new opposition from a
conservative super PAC.

Election Day is next Tuesday, but the deadline to register to vote in Vermont is today. It's been
a busy afternoon at city and town clerks' offices across the state, as last
minute get-out-the-vote drives have overwhelmed town officials with voter
registration applications.

An
investigation is under way into reports of damage to the Burlington city-owned Memorial Auditorium following a weekend
party. And at least 16 party-goers were
cited by police on allegations of alcohol-related violations.

A Vermont social media service that used to be free has begun to ask
larger municipal governments to buy a subscription for custom access.
Town officials need to decide whether the service known as Front Porch
Forum is worth paying for to reach constituents.

Robert
Stiller says his $10 million donation will improve business education at
the college in Burlington. The
gift comes just five months after Green Mountain removed Stiller from his leadership role as chairman.